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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sakharam Manohar Asawale
Contact: 72****9638
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- LGD code
- 557151
- Pincode
- 422601
- Post office
- Akole
- Population
- 888
- Households
- 163
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1056 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 531
- Distance to district centre
- 187 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 134 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 106 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 555 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ghoti · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Sawarkute · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Murshet compares
By population, Murshet ranks #121 of 189 villages in Akole mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.7%
−13.8% vs mandal average
- Murshet
- 51.7%
- Akole mandal
- 65.5%
- Ahmednagar district
- 69.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,056
+80 vs mandal average
- Murshet
- 1,056
- Akole mandal
- 976
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Murshet
- 5.4
- Akole mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Murshet at a glance
Murshet is a village of 888 people in 163 households (Census 2011) in Akole taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, the 121st-largest of 189 villages in Akole taluka. Literacy is 52%, 14 points below the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,056 women per 1,000 men. It lies 187 km from the Ahmednagar district centre, 40 km from Otur, the nearest town, 22 km from Ghoti railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 422601, served by Akole post office; the LGD village code is 557151. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Sawarkute, 10 km away. The sarpanch is Sakharam Manohar Asawale, and the village votes in Nevasa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vitthal Vakilrao Langhe. The population is estimated at 1,047 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Murshet
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- IGATPURI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 60
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 160
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 42
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 913
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 318
- Forest area (ha)
- 103
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Murshet
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Murshet
- LGD code
- 557151
- Pincode
- 422601
- Post office
- Akole
- Population (Census 2011)
- 888
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,047
- Households
- 163
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1056
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Coordinates
- 19.55344°N, 73.74682°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nevasa
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vitthal Vakilrao Langhe
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sakharam Manohar Asawale
- Block / Mandal
- Akole
Getting there
How to reach Murshet
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai106 kmcapital
- Hyderabad555 km
- Bengaluru839 km
- Chennai1001 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGhoti22 km
- Bus stopRajur Bus Stand14 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Sawarkute10 km
- ATM / bankCorporation Bank30 km
- Petrol pumpFuel23 km
- CollegeGMD ARTS BW COMMERCE SCIENCE COLLAGE ,SINNER41 km
- Police stationRajur Police Station14 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Murshet
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 422601
Villages near Murshet
Other villages in Akole mandal
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- Deothan
- Kotul
- Samsherpur
- Bramhanwada
- Ganore
- Dhumalwadi
- Kalas Bk.
- Dhamangaon Awari
- Navalewadi
- Virgaon
- Rumbhodi
- Khirvire
- Belapur
- Waranghushi
- Dongargaon
- Pimpaldari
- Gardani
- Pimpalgaon Nipani
- Dhamangaon Pat
- Hivargaon
- Lingdev
- Ambad
- Keli Rumhanwadi
- Sugaon Bk.
- Pangari
- Sawargaon Pat
- Kumbhefal
- Pimpalgaon Nakvinda
- Nimbral
- Chas
- Manhere
- Indori
- Muthalane
- Tambhol
- Kalas Kh.
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)